That's why you buy both.

To the OP, do that, buy both.

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68 280SL - 70 280SL - 70 300SEL 3.5 - 72 350SL - 72 280SEL 4.5 - 72 220 - 72 220D - 73 450SL - 84 230GE - 87 200TD - 90 190E 2.0 - 03 G500

Nissan GTR - Nissan Skyline GTS25T - Toyota GTFour - Rover Mini - Toyota Land Cruiser HJ60 - Cadillac Eldorado - BMW E30 - BMW 135i

Or buy the m271 and the om617. You've got both with the m271.

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1982 240 D, 308,000 - 321,127 miles (sold)
1982 300 TD,166,500 - 226,000 miles
1998 E 320, 120,000 - 144,000 miles
2005 C 230 K, 26,000 - 77,000 miles (sold)

Nothing compares to the 616 617 for simplicity of maintenance but the 280e and my 84 500 sec came close.

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

If maintained the W123/W126 diesels will practically never break. We've not had any in our fleet have any issues in a looong time. And I drive mine 25k a year......all I've done in the past 15k is a few oil changes, thats it. Same for the gasser....

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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life-
'15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800)
'17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)

My E320 gets around 25mpg combined, not terrible, but the extra hp is nice some times. My daughter's runs stronger and doesn't have ASR, will smoke the tires off the line for about a block, rev-limits out in 2nd gear. Not bad for a heavy old six-banger. I stopped buying her fuel and tires.

I have both. The gasser is a simple point-and-shoot vehicle, quieter and easier to fuel, starts in any weather without glowing first and rattling. On top of that, if you need basic maintenance most any "import" shop will look at it, but not at the diesels.

The gasser is for sale, not unusual enough.

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Gone to the dark side

- Jeff

Did you swap the transmission on the '95? Wasn't it having issues a while back?

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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life-
'15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800)
'17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)

Splendid idea. Now if i can just convince the missus!

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1985 300TD Turbo Diesel Wagon
273,000 miles